Surah As-Saffat — Verse 62

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أَذَٰلِكَ خَيْرٌ نُّزُلًا أَمْ شَجَرَةُ ٱلزَّقُّومِ

Athalika khayrun nuzulan am shajaratuazzaqqoom

Verse recitation

Translations of this verse 11

Saheeh International

Is that [i.e., Paradise] a better accommodation or the tree of zaqqūm?

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

Is this the better welcome, or the tree of Zaqqum,

Marmaduke Pickthall

Is this better as a welcome, or the tree of Zaqqum?

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Is that the better entertainment or the Tree of Zaqqum?

Mufti Taqi Usmani

Is that (blissful Paradise) better for hospitality or the tree of zaqqūm ?

Al-Hilali & Khan

Is that (Paradise) better entertainment or the tree of Zaqqûm (a horrible tree in Hell)?

Abul A'la Maududi (Tafhim)

Is this a better hospitality or the tree of al-Zaqqum?

Muhammad Asad — The Message of the Qur’an

Is such [a paradise] the better welcome - or the [hellish] tree of deadly fruit?

Rowwad · source edition

Is this a better accommodation or the tree of Zaqqūm[16]?[17]

Notes

[16] The tree of cactus. [17] The disbelievers of Makkah derided the Prophet (ﷺ) when he warned them of this tree. They wondered how a tree could grow in Hellfire. So Allah revealed this verse.